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Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa

Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?

Released Apr 29, 2016 Developer VR Designs Publisher Matrix Games Platforms Windows StrategyTurn-Based StrategyWorld War IIStrategy RPGReplay Value
View on Steam ↗ $49.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.

87.4%positive223 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“After 50 years of playing wargames I have finally found a gaming system that replicates many of the actual decisions and problems of Barbarossa in a way that is 'realistic' and yet does not get bogged down with detail. I loved Russian Campaign as a kid playing board games and…”

— a player, Steam review · 542 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This has got to be the most innovative strategy game on the market. The decision and relationships mechanics are a stroke of genius, and you will quickly find yourself building up both rapport and enmity with your colleagues as they collaborate with and against you (and you…”

— a player, Steam review · 246 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“If you ever wondered about how Barbarossa could have gone differently - this is your game. I played through a few times as the Germans, and my take-aways are this: - The tactical combat is realistic without being too micro-managey - The interface is pretty straightforward,…”

— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 22:47 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

11playing at last check
1724-hour peak
127all-time peak
0 25 50 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 46 avg · May 2016

Latest official news

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Mar 20, 2018
Workers of the World United!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/22949888/e214ef3c6ea78d32c0983a13d391598a2375b849.jpg “So, as we know, this will be a short a very boring AAR because Hitler is n

Mar 20, 2018
Workers of the World United!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/22949888/e214ef3c6ea78d32c0983a13d391598a2375b849.jpg “So, as we know, this will be a short a very boring AAR because Hitler is n

Aug 29, 2017
Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa AAR - Erzac vs mssm45

Hello everyone! Welcome back, today we want to highlight a Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa After Action Report ! We see Erzac as the Axes, while mssm45 will face him as the Allies on the East Front. The

Aug 29, 2017
Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa AAR - Erzac vs mssm45

Hello everyone! Welcome back, today we want to highlight a Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa After Action Report ! We see Erzac as the Axes, while mssm45 will face him as the Allies on the East Front. The

Aug 23, 2017
Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa - Iran/Iraq Mod by lion_of_judah

Today, we are going to highlight a cool Decisive Campaign: Barbarossa mod that was made by lion_of_judah, about the Iran-Iraq war! This mod has been WIP for more than a year now, but it's making progr

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Facts & details

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GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · Turn-Based Strategy · World War II · Strategy RPG · Replay Value · Wargame · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Hex Grid · Historical (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.matrixgames.com/products/558/details/Decisive.Campaigns:.Barbarossa
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: 1.5 GHZ Processor or Equivalent (Running the game in higher resolution requires more processing power.) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Video/Graphics: 8MB video memory Storage: 424 MB available space Sound Card: Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card